Cattle guard



March 5, 1929.

J. H. HOLMGREEN CATTLE Guam) me Nov. 11, 1927 Patented Mar. El,

SAlilS JULIUS HERMAN IIQLMGREEBI, 9F ANTON 1Q, TEXAS.

CATTLE eel-inn.

Application filed November 11, 1927. serial My invention relates to cattle guards and it is an object of the invention to provide a device of this character Which is of simple and inexpensive construction and which r ll not only serve as a'barrier to prevent cattle from crossing but will permit an automobile.

showing the manner of supporting an auto mobile wheel,

Figure 2, a top plan view,

FigureB, a section on the line 3-3 or Fl 2, and

Figure 4, an enlarged detail of one of the pivot joints.

I In the drawings reference character 10 indicates a plurality of bottom sills or runners connected at their ends by crosssills 11. The bottom sills 10 and cross sills 11 form a frame for supporting a plurality of floor boards or shoes 12 in spaced parallclrelation transversely of the bottom sills or runners l0 and in parallel relationto the end or cross sills 11. In order to provide a substantial and durable construction each floor board is provided With means forsupporting the same Where it crosses one of the bottom sills 10 such means comprising a hinge or bearing having an upper hinge or hearing member 13 and a lower hinge or hearing member 14: connected by a rod 15 which extends through and forms a pintle for each of the hinge or hearing members supporting a single floor board. The rod 15 is provided at each end with a cotter-pin 16 for preventing the rod from Working out of the bearing members. Each upper hinge or bearing member 13 and lower bearing member 14 is provided with a relatively long flat surface for engagement with its respective floor board or bottom sill secured thereto by means of bolts or other fastening devices.

It Will be noted that the upper hinge or hearing member 13 is disposed transversely of the floor board and is of a length slightly less than the Width of the floor board in order to reinforce the same and to prevent the'tlcor:

substantially a straight line With a single rod forming the pivot and such pivot disposed substantiallyat the center on the under side the floor boa-rd, such floor board is free to roller oscillate on its mounting. With a plurality of such floor boards mounted in spaced relation an automobile may readily pass thoreover a the floor boards will roll into position to conform to the Wheel as inal steps upon the floor boards they will roll orpivot and prevent the animal from getting alirm footing and Will consequently frighten him away. v I I My device is adapted to'be placed With the bottom sills resting longitudinally upon the flat surface of the roadway, no prepared concrete foundation being required, and all that is necessary for holding the same in position is a few stakes at the ends to keep it from shifting or moving out of position.

In actual experience it has been found that my device is particularly desirableand satisfactory at the entrance to a driveway Where it is necessary to be constantly driving in and out and Where cattle Will escape it some barrier is not provided forpreventing the same;

lit will be obvious to those skilled in the art that various changes may be made in my device without departing from the spirit of the invention, and I, therefore, do not limit myself to what is shown in the drawings and described in the specification, but only as set forth in the appended claims. 7

ll'lavin thus fully described my said invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: I e

1. A cattle guard crunprising a plurality of logitudinally disposed sills, transve sely arranged floor boards pivotally mounted on said sills each floor board being mounted to move on an axis arranged transversely of said longitudinal sills, and hinge members having lower members engaging said sills and having upper members engaging said floor boards,

sul'istantially as set forth. y

2. A cattle guard comprising a plurality of longitudinally disposed sil. s, transversely arranged floor boards pivotally mounted on said sills, and hinge members having lower members engaging said sills 1 and having upper members engaging said floor boards, certain 01 said upper members being ofa length substant-ially equivalent to the Width of the floor boards to prevent their splitting, substant ally as set forth.

3; A cattle guard comprlsing a plurality of shown in i 1. On the other hand, when an am- A port connecting each floor bfmi x Slll at their crossing); points, snbss'nntmlly 11 longitudinally disposed sills, transversely arnnged "loor boards pivotally mounted on said sills, each floor board being mounted to move on an axis arranged transversely of said longitudinal sills, hinge members having lower members engaging said sills and having upper ineinbe engaging said loor boards, and a rod forming a pintle for each of the hinge members beneath a single floor board, Stl' stantially as set forth.

A csttleguarc comprising EtPlUl'iLlllLY'O'f spaced parallel bottom sills, a plurality of spaced parallel floor boards arranged oi versely of said bottom sills, and s pzvo 1 1 set forth.

5. A cattle guard comprising a plurality of spaced parallel bottom sills, 2i plurality spaced parallel floor boards nr-rsnged transversely of said bottom sills, and a pivotal support connecting each floor boardsnd bottom sill at their crossing points, the of the pivots for each floor boa-rd being disposed in end to end alignment, substantially as set forth.

6. A cattle guard comprising a plurality of spaced parallel bottom sills, a plurality of spaced parallel floor boards arranged transversely of said bottom sills, a pivotal support connecting each floor board and bottom sill at their crossing points, and a single rod forining the axes for the pivotal supports of each floor board, substantially as set forth.

7. A cattle guard comprising supporting means adsptedto be placed longitudinallyin a roadway, a plumlityof spaced floor boards mounted transverse y of said supporting means, andhinge means connecting: said supporting means and the floor boards theaxis of each floor board being disposed tnmsrersely of said longitu linal supporting nice-11s, s stantially set forth. 7

In Witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand at San Antonio, Texas, this fourth day of dovembor, A. D. nineteeen hundred and twenty-seven.

mus HERMAN tie-messes. 

